DeviceLock
Those who want serious endpoint security for one computer or a hundred can get it with DeviceLock. This impressive utility lets you control access to USB and removable hard drives, digital media cards, and floppy disks, as well as writable CD and DVD drives. It seals off unused communications ports and even lets you define specific permissions for particular users or time periods. You’ll have to work a little harder to set it up, but the effort pays off.
The Enterprise Manager interface does batch processing of configuration changes, and the Management Console lets you directly administer individual systems. Either will let you lock down serial and parallel ports as well as infrared, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi connections. With USB and FireWire ports, you can block certain device types but allow others, such as keyboards and mice. You can even whitelist particular USB storage devices. Doing so takes more effort than with the other products, but the feature gives you more flexibility.
Installing DeviceLock doesn’t grant you instant control over endpoint security. But once you read over the friendly user manual and master the art of configuring the product, you’ll have some truly solid protection. For endpoint security, I submit DeviceLock as the logical choice.
Some more Endpoint security news: There’s a new Endpoint security freeware tool that was recently released by GFI.
The tool checks what devices are or have been connected to computers on a network and by whom. It’s basically a diagnostic tool that tells you where on your network the use of portable storage devices could pose a risk.
The tool is called Endpoint scan